NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres and Columbus Blue Jackets
On the Buffalo Sabres ... Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: The Buffalo Sabres should now be hanging a "for sale" sign out, GM Tim Murray must look to sell some assets. Murray need to fix some of his own…
NHL Rumors: Tampa Bay Lightning – Deadline, Expansion Draft and Cap Issues
On the Tampa Bay Lightning ... Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Lightning: Ben Bishop and Brian Boyle could be moved by the trade deadline, and it's possible that they are not the only ones on the move. The expansion…
NHL Rumors: Scouting COL-CAR, Kings, Red Wings and Blue Jackets
Scouting the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes ... Terry Frei: Teams listed to attend the Avs - Hurricanes game: Chicago Blackhawks, Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild. Scouting the Los Angeles Kings AHL team ... John…
NHL Injuries: Leafs, Pens, Lightning, Sabres, Wings, Jackets, Blues, and Jets
On the Toronto Maple Leafs ... Darren Dreger: Mitch Marner's injury isn't serious. He may not play tonight, but it's not believed to be a long-term issue. Jonas Siegel: Forward Mitch Marner didn't practice yesterday and coach Mike Babcock is hopeful…
NHL Injuries: Blue Jackets, Leafs, Panthers, Devils, Jets, Wild and More
On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch: Some days Blue Jackets forward David Clarkson is able to play with his kids or skate with a high school team. Other days he can barely get out…
NHL Rumors: Habs, Ducks, Pens, Sens, Blackhawks, Lightning, Leafs and Blues
On the Montreal Canadiens, Anaheim Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs and St. Louis Blues ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: Montreal Canadiens have been moving Alex Galchenyuk between center and wing, he'll be…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Coyotes, Blackhawks and Top Trade Bait
On the Edmonton Oilers ... Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal: Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli is looking for a third line center. He was in Minnesota watching the Wild play the Lightning. He was looking at center pending UFA Brian…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Penguins, Lightning, Devils, Blue Jackets, Sabres and Maple Leafs
On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Jason Mackey: Carl Hagelin and Conor Sheary skated yesterday morning. Hagelin is still in concussion protocol. Pens Inside Scoop: Coach Mike Sullivan: "Hagelin skated this morning. He's still status quo. We'll see how he responds after…
Players With No-Movement and No-Trade Clauses
With trade deadline getting close, and the expansion draft a few months away, teams might consider asking some players to waive their no-trade or no-movement clause. The Calgary Flames, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues and Washington Capital don't have…
NHL Rumors: Penguins, Avs, Hurricanes, Oilers, Canadiens and Maple Leafs
On the Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs ... Rory Boylen of Sportsnet: Nick Kypreos said that there is trade speculation between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche regarding Matt Duchene. “Those…
Eastern Conference Injuries: Hurricanes, Lightning, Blue Jackets, Flyers and Bruins
On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Tom Gulitti on NHL.com: Forward Bryan Bickell (multiple sclerosis) is getting close to returning. He is targeting their homestand that starts on February 17th. "I feel good," Bickell said after a conditioning skate at Verizon…
Pucks in Depth: Three Pending UFAs In Line For Raises This Off-season
With more than half the season in the bag and free agency just over five months away, I thought it'd be interesting to look at which pending unrestricted NHL free agents have helped their cause the most when it comes to…